Possible Geforce RTX 3070 Ti and 3080 Ti details show up
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RTX 3070 Ti with 8GB GDDR6X and RTX 3080 Ti with 12GB GDDR6X memory

Fresh rumors regarding Nvidia's new RTX 30 series graphics cards have started to appear, suggesting we will see a GA102-based RTX 3080 Ti with 12GB of GDDR6X memory in mid-April, and GA104-based RTX 3070 Ti with 8GB of GDDR6X memory in late May.

Intel teases Xe-HPG architecture
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Hidden message points to a scavenger hunt

During its GDC 2021 Showcase, Intel has released a teased its upcoming Xe-HPG DG2, a gaming-oriented discrete graphics card that is based on its Xe architecture. Spotted inside the teaser is a hidden message that points to a scavenger hunt which will kick off on March 26th.

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT reviews are out
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Review roundup: Puts pressure on Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070

Officially announced on March 3rd, AMD has now lifted the NDA on reviews of its Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, a $479 SEP RDNA2 Navi 22 based graphics card.

Nvidia admits plans to stop crypto mining scuppered
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By Nvidia

Nvidia has admitted that it cocked up its own plans to make kill off the desire of crypto miners for its products by reducing the hash rate on its new RTX 3060 graphics card last month.

Cryptocurrency miners bypass Nvidia’s hash limiter
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Didn’t take long

When the GeForce RTX 3060 was launched on February 25, Nvidia announced that the mining efficiency of the graphics card was deliberately being reduced by half in a bid to get more of the GPUs directly to gamers. But, apparently, it has been quickly bypassed by Chinese cryptocurrency miners using customised mods.